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1. Old Norse Pronunciation Guide (Pron) - 2
2. Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-8 (Vǫls) - 45
3. Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 (Skm) - 45
4. Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 (Hr) - 27
5. Laxdœla saga — ch. 33 (Laxd) - 35
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The skaldic database has been adapted here to include prose texts for teaching purposes. The text of Hrólfs saga is from Guðni Jónsson’s edition in Fornaldar sögur norðurlanda (1954); Skáldskaparmál is based on the text in Anthony Faulkes’s Viking Society edition; Laxdœla saga and Grœnlendinga saga are taken from the Íslenzk fornrit series. The text of Vǫlsunga saga is from Gordon’s Introduction to Old Norse , with incest restored. The first section of Hrólfs saga includes a close, unidiomatic parallel translation by Tarrin Wills. The glossary has also been produced by Tarrin Wills.
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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 —
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prose sections: 34.1
34.2
34.3
34.4
34.5
34.6
34.7
34.8
34.9
34.10
34.11
34.12
34.13
34.14
35.1
35.2
35.3
35.4
35.5
35.6
35.7
35.8
35.9
35.10
35.11
35.12
35.13
18 — Prose: Hr 35.4
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word lemma form Nú nú (adv.) ‘now...’sjá 2 sjá (verb) ‘see...’3rd pers. pret. pl. þeir hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’nom. m. pl. dýrit, 1 dýr (noun n.) [°-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189) ; -] ‘animal...’acc. sg. definite form; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’því því (adv.) ‘therefore, because...’næst næst (adv.) ‘next...’œpir œpa (verb) ‘cry out...’3rd pers. pres. sg. Hǫttr 2 Hǫttr (noun m.) [°hattar, dat. hetti; hettir, acc. hǫttu] ‘Hǫttr...’nom. sg. slíkt 2 slíkr (adj.) ‘such...’nom. n. sg. adverbial; sem sem (conj.) ‘as, which...’hann hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’nom. m. sg. má mega (verb) ‘may, might...’3rd pers. pret. sg. ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’kvað 2 kveðja (verb) ‘say, greet...’3rd pers. pret. sg. dýrit 1 dýr (noun n.) [°-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189) ; -] ‘animal...’nom. sg. definite form; mundi munu (verb) ‘will, must...’subj. 3rd pers. pret. sg. gleypa gleypa (verb) ‘swallow...’infinitive; hann. hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’acc. m. sg. Bǫðvarr Bǫðvarr (noun m.) ‘Bǫðvarr...’nom. bað biðja (verb) [°biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573 , bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl )] ‘ask for, order, pray...’3rd pers. pret. sg. bikkju 1 bikkja (noun f.) [°-u; -ur] ‘bitch...’acc. sg. þá 2 þá (adv.) ‘then...’þegja þegja (verb) ‘be silent...’infinitive; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’kastar 1 kasta (verb) ‘throw...’3rd pers. pres. sg. honum hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’dat. m. sg. niðr 3 niðr (adv.) ‘down...’í í (prep.) ‘in, into...’mosann, mosi (noun m.) [°-a; -ar] ‘moss, bog...’acc. sg. definite form; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’þar þar (adv.) ‘there...’liggr liggja (verb) ‘lie...’3rd pers. pres. sg. hann hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’nom. m. sg. ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’eigi 3 eigi (adv.) ‘not...’með með (prep.) ‘with...’ǫllu allr (adj.) ‘all...’dat. m. sg. óhræddr, óhræddr (adj.) ‘unafraid...’ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’eigi 3 eigi (adv.) ‘not...’þorir þora (verb) ‘dare...’3rd pers. pres. sg. hann hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’nom. m. sg. heldr heldr (adv.) ‘rather...’heim heim (adv.) ‘home, back...’at 5 at (nota) ‘to (with infinitive)...’fara. fara (verb) [ferr, fór, fóru, farinn] ‘go, travel...’infinitive; Nú nú (adv.) ‘now...’gengr 2 ganga (verb) [geng, gekk, gengu, genginn] ‘walk, go...’3rd pers. pres. sg. Bǫðvarr Bǫðvarr (noun m.) ‘Bǫðvarr...’nom. í í (prep.) ‘in, into...’móti móti (prep.) ‘against...’dýrinu. 1 dýr (noun n.) [°-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189) ; -] ‘animal...’dat. sg. definite form; Þat 1 sá (pron.) [°gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---] ‘that (one), those...’nom. n. sg. hœfir 2 hœfa (verb) ‘hit, suit, befit...’3rd pers. pres. sg. honum, hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’dat. m. sg. at 5 at (nota) ‘to (with infinitive)...’sverðit sverð (noun n.) [°-s; -] ‘sword...’nom. sg. definite form; er 2 vera (verb) ‘be, is, was, were, are, am...’fast fastr (adj.) [°compar. -ari, superl. -astr] ‘firm, fast...’nom. n. sg. í í (prep.) ‘in, into...’umgjǫrðinni, umgjǫrð (noun f.) ‘bindings...’dat. sg. definite form; er 2 er (conj.) ‘who, which, when...’hann hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’nom. m. sg. vildi vilja (verb) ‘want, intend...’subj. 3rd pers. pret. sg. bregða bregða (verb) [°bregðr/brigðr; brá, brugðu; brugðinn/brogðinn] ‘pull, jerk, break; change...’infinitive; því. 1 sá (pron.) [°gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---] ‘that (one), those...’dat. n. sg. Bǫðvarr Bǫðvarr (noun m.) ‘Bǫðvarr...’nom. eggjar eggja (verb) [°-að-] ‘urge...’3rd pers. pres. sg. nú nú (adv.) ‘now...’fast fastr (adj.) [°compar. -ari, superl. -astr] ‘firm, fast...’nom. n. sg. adverbial; sverðit sverð (noun n.) [°-s; -] ‘sword...’acc. sg. definite form; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’þá 2 þá (adv.) ‘then...’bragðar bregða (verb) [°bregðr/brigðr; brá, brugðu; brugðinn/brogðinn] ‘pull, jerk, break; change...’3rd pers. sg. í í (prep.) ‘in, into...’umgjǫrðinni, umgjǫrð (noun f.) ‘bindings...’dat. sg. definite form; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’nú nú (adv.) ‘now...’fær 2 fá (verb) [°fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn] ‘get, receive...’3rd pers. pres. sg. hann hann (pron.) [°gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana] ‘he, she, it, they, them......’nom. m. sg. brugðit bregða (verb) [°bregðr/brigðr; brá, brugðu; brugðinn/brogðinn] ‘pull, jerk, break; change...’pret. participle; umgjǫrðinni, umgjǫrð (noun f.) ‘bindings...’dat. sg. definite form; svá svá (adv.) ‘so, thus...’at 4 at (conj.) ‘that...’sverðit sverð (noun n.) [°-s; -] ‘sword...’nom. sg. definite form; gengr 2 ganga (verb) [geng, gekk, gengu, genginn] ‘walk, go...’3rd pers. pres. sg. ór 3 ór (prep.) ‘out of...’slíðrunum, 2 slíðr (noun n.) [°; -] ‘sheath...’dat. sg. definite form; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’leggr leggja (verb) ‘put, lay...’3rd pers. pres. sg. þegar þegar (adv.) ‘at once, then...’undir undir (prep.) ‘under...’bœgi bógr (noun m.) [°dat. bǿgi; bǿgir, acc. bógu] ‘shoulder...’dýrsins 1 dýr (noun n.) [°-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189) ; -] ‘animal...’gen. sg. definite form; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’svá svá (adv.) ‘so, thus...’fast, fastr (adj.) [°compar. -ari, superl. -astr] ‘firm, fast...’nom. n. adverbial; at 4 at (conj.) ‘that...’þegar þegar (adv.) ‘at once, then...’stóð standa (verb) ‘stand...’3rd pers. pret. sg. í í (prep.) ‘in, into...’hjartanu, hjarta (noun n.) [°-; *-u] ‘heart...’dat. sg. definite form; ok 3 ok (conj.) ‘and, but; also...’datt 2 detta (verb) [°dettr; datt, duttu; dottinn] ‘drop, fall...’3rd pers. pret. sg. þá 2 þá (adv.) ‘then...’dýrit 1 dýr (noun n.) [°-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189) ; -] ‘animal...’nom. sg. definite form; til til (prep.) ‘to...’jarðar jǫrð (noun f.) [°jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304) ] ‘ground, earth...’gen. sg. dautt 2 dauðr (adj.) ‘dead...’nom. n. sg. niðr. 3 niðr (adv.) ‘down...’
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